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That’s IT. Who’s barking?!?

I heard a teacher ask a classroom of students that question this morning. Good stuff.

More good stuff: As the principal “intimidated” a first grader so that he would show better behavior, the principal asked the student, “Do you know what’s going to happen if you have to come back to my office?” The little boy replied, “You’re gonna bust hell wide open?”

Not as good as this: Posted in the convenience store:

A driver’s license is for identification purposes only. NOT to be used as a method of payment! Furthermore, an expired driver’s license isn’t even LEGAL for ID’s.——Management

General, Personal

More evidence of my growing Conservativism

I listen to NPR on the way to work every morning. This morning, they did a piece on the Minnesota judicial system. In order for a defendant in MN to receive the services of a public defender, they must pay a fee. Misdemeanors typically cost the defendant around $50. Here’s the part that gets me: There are people that argue against it! They say that the indigent people cannot afford to pay the fee. Well, guess what I say to those people. Don’t commit crimes! I mean, sheesh, if you can’t pay the nominal fee, then maybe you should re-think the whole criminal activity thing.

I’m tired of working to support others’ poor decisions. I’m tired of supporting children that aren’t mine. I’m tired of paying for the defense of men and women that assault other people or choose to use/sell drugs. I’m even tired of “loaning” money to loved ones who don’t get off their ass to get a job and make their OWN money.

I hate working, and the least I should be able to do is decide where my money goes.

General

Hi, I’m Sleepy. Nice to meet you.

I am SO sleepy. In case you missed it, Jaxson’s second page has been updated to include pictures of him picking out a pumpkin. Total cuteness! After waiting forever, I finally got a pic of Narayan on my Pictures page. He’s got his niece on his shoulders, in case you were wondering…heh.

General, Personal

I won first place!

On Halloween, one of the first-grade students I give therapy to didn’t have a costume to wear. He had seen the costume he wanted, but his daddy told him that he didn’t have any money. The dad said that he was getting a check on Friday and that he would “maybe be able to buy it and bring it to the school” in time for the school party.

Yeah right. I knew what that meant : This kid would have no costume. I told the little boy that if his dad didn’t make it to the school in time, to ask his teacher if he could come to the therapy room when it was time for them to get ready. Sure enough, at 1:00…knock, knock. “Miss Miller, my dad didn’t make it on time.” I had an entire roll of the brown paper handtowels that are used in the school bathrooms, so we went to work. It took about 20 minutes to get it right, but soon, we had a bonifide (looking) mummy standing right there. The little boy was so excited about his outfit.

We walked down to the gym, where the school was gathered for the party. Most of the kids had on the Scream costume, but there were also a lot of police and firemen. There was only one mummy, though. The principal asked for all of the people with SCARY costumes to come to the stage and enter the contest for SCARIEST. My student walked up to the stage like a true mummy and entered the contest. When the judging was complete—-First Place, THE MUMMY!!

Now I know there is no way that costume stayed intact on the busride home, but at least for the school party, I made a kid’s day. WHOO!